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HENRY FLYNT, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO CHARLES E.COOK, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,301, dated February21, 1888.

Application filed April 18, 1887.

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

3e it known that I, HENRY FLYNT, of Kausas City, Jackson county, Stateof Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVaporStove Ovens, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

This invention relates to ovens for use upon vapor or gas stoves; and itconsists in the peculiar features and combination of parts, more fullydescribed hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings which illustrate the manner of carrying out myinvention, Figure l is a front elevation of the oven. Fig. 2 is an endview showing the door down in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a plan view of theoven. Fig. 4 is a section through the oven on liners 00, Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail section showing the construction of the door. Fig. 6is a front view of the door. Fig. 7 is a section through the door shownin Fig. 6, the sect-ion being taken on line y. Fig. 8 is a detail viewof aportion of the outer shell of the oven, showing the manner in whichthe sheets are to be bent at the cor hers. Fig. 9 is a detail view ofthe edge of a sheet forming the shell of the oven, and showing thci'ormof the strengtheningflange formed thereon; and Fig. 10 is a perspectiveview of the oven with the door in a horizontal position.

A. indicates the outer shell of the oven,whieh is of the usualrectangular shape, but comparatively much less in height than theordinary oven, and B is the lower portion of the oven, constructed withinclined sides, as shown, and provided with cast foot-piece B. Thisfoot-piece has a curved portion, 3, removed from the outer edge of eachof its sides,

40 thereby forming a supporting-foot at each of its corners, as shown.

it will be observed that the oven A is constructed, practically, withoutthe usual bottom sheet, and that the flame from the burner, togetherwith the outer air, is free to enter its open bottom 2, whence, aftercoming in contact with the deflector B, it will pass up around the hackof the oven, over and among the shelves G, and then downward in thefront Serial No.235.269. (No model.)

should be pivoted to the back plate of the inelined portion B forengaging with the grating of the stove-top to keep the oven from tiltingforward when a heavy weight is placed on thedoor when the latter is in ahorizontal position. Said hook will have a sufficient length to extendsome distance below the feet of base B and engage with the grating belowthem.

The door D is composed of a cast-iron frame, J, which is provided withan upwardly-projecting lug, a, at its upper side for engaging a hook, a,pivoted to the top of the oven and held in place by a strap, a; stillany other form of fastening for holding said door in a closed positionmay be employed. In addition to the lug a,the frame J is provided withlugs E at opposite sides,which may either be cast integral with it orriveted thereto, as preferred.

Arms E are pivoted at their lower ends to opposite sides of the oven,and are provided with a'slot, E, near their upper ends,which is engagedby lugs E on the door. Said arms are adapted to rest upon lugs F, whichare located just below them,when in a horizontal position,a.nd sosupport the door at all times, except when in a closed position.

It will be observed that the lugs E loosely engage the slots in thesupporting'arms and slide therein during the operation of opening andclosing the door, and that said arms loosely support said door inopening and elosing the same, as the weight thereof is thrown on saidslots during such operation.

A bar or rail, G, which is preferably of wood to prevent heating,extends across the front of the oven and connects the arms E to getherat their upper ends. This rail may he utilizedas a towel-rack to hangcloths upon; but its primary object is to operate as a han dle for thedoor in operating same. If desired, an additional handle, such as b, canbe secured to said rail.

The frame J of the door is provided with hinge-lugs e at opposite ends,which engage suitable apertures in lugs F, thereby forming a completehinge for said door.

My preferred construction of the oven-door is as follows: The frame J isof cast metal and rectangular in general contour and provided with apanel composed of two sheets of metal, an outer sheet of Russia iron andan inner sheet of tin. I proceed to place such panel in the door byturning up three edges of the outer sheet, so as to form a hollowflange, 30, for the reception of another flange, 32, formed oncorresponding edges of the inner sheet, causing the flange 32 to engagethe hollow flange 30, then locating said hollow flange on the outersurface of said frame J and turning the edge 31 of the outer sheet downupon the inner surface of said frame, and, lastly, securing thecorresponding edges of the sheets that have not been flanged to theframe by means of rivets, as shown more clearly in Fig, 7

The shell of the oven is constructed from a single sheet of metal andits corners are sufficiently stiffened by the construction shown inFigs. 8 and 9, In these figures the shell A, which extends around theoven, is provided with a rectangular flange or bead, 5, and at eachcorner atriangular portion, 75, is removed :from the said flange, andapertures 6, which are adapted to register when the sheet is bent, areformed in the flange near the recess formed by removing the triangularpiece. After said sheet is bent to the proper form a rivet is passedthrough said apertures and secures the parts in the position desired.

If so desired, I may construct the door D with its panel-sheets securedto the frame entirely by rivets, as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7, the lineof rivets extending entirely around the door.

It should be clear that my construction of the lower portion of the ovenwith flaring or inclined sides is an important part of my invention, asthe space between the burner and the shelves is thereby much reduced involume and the free use of the burner next ad jacent to the oven is alsopermitted. Heretofore, with an oven of sufificient size to be of valueto the general housekeeper, this could not be accomplished, as the ovenwould partly cover the space on the stove-top devoted to the otherburners, andsaid burners could not well be used while the oven was onthe stove.

With the improved construction of the oven here shown, the bottom of theoven is much reduced in size and is restricted to a single burner on thetop of the stove, thereby permitting other utensilssuch as a skillet orpanto be placed partly beneath the body of the oven.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In an oven forvapor-stoves, the outer shell, A, provided with a contracted portion, B,having an open bottom and oblique walls, and provided with apertures 4,in combinawith a deflector, B, extending partly across the contractedportion and secured'thereto at a point below said apertures, in themanner and for the purpose substantially as described.

2. In an oven for vapor-stoves, the combi nation of the outer shell, A,the door D,hinged thereto and provided with slotted arms E, hinged tosaid shell upon opposite sides of said door, the lugs E, operatingwithin said slots, the bar G, connecting the free ends of said arms, thelugs F, forming a rest for the arms, and the attaching-hook 51, locatedupon the side of the oven opposite the door, all adapted to operate asdescribed.

3. In an oven for vapor-stoves, a door provided with a pair of armshinged to the oven upon opposite sides of the door, said arms beingprovided with curved-slots and a crossbar at their free ends, incombination with lugs upon the door operating within said slots, andsupporting-lugs forming hinges for the door, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY FLYNT.

Vitnesses:

ALBERT SAVAGE, A. A. HIGDON.

